Overview[]
The Line Webtoon AE 1 for both the English and French translations did not include the Author's notes that were in the original Naver Webtoon AE 1 , which led to a lot of confusion amongst the Western fans with regards to the status of the series.
There are 7 AE Episodes in total before Part 2 begins.
Author's Notes Translation[]
The author's notes have been translated below.
Panel 1
Author writes: 1st season (part) finished
Panel 2
Author: I'm finished!!!!
Panel 3
Author: Sobbing...3 years and 5 months..Finally, Part 1(first season) is over...
Yeah..I'll take a few months off to rest, play games and go on a trip...
I have to live like a madman doing everything I have not been able to do!!
Panel 4
Author:...oh, right...!!!
Panel 5
Author: .......Ah right...!!! Let's drop a 2nd season (part) right after I take a break! In that way we can create some tension! Yahahaha!
Person in-charge (담당자): Se... Sehun-ah, do you mean you're gonna make a 2nd season right after your break? You don't mind if I take a break too?
Panel 6
Panel 7
Readers (독자): Wow~ Part 2? While we're at it, let's lock him up in the basement and give him tuna crackers so he can make 2 chapters in a week
Panel 8
*Sehun Kim running constantly between House and workshop*
Text: Infinitely confined to House and Studio
Author: I cannot leave until it's finished - Room of Pain (Workroom)
Author: I'm...I'm already...trapped
Reader: ...
Outside Panel Text: Even If I am trapped, one's time is limited
Panel 9
Reader: You want to eat this cookie don't you?
Author: I love cookies!!!
Panel 10
Reader: Do you want to eat this cookie, do you?
Panel 11
Author: yes...Cookie!!
This comic is a great way to pop up and build a gold tower with cookies..
I'm going to add a Gangnam Building made up of cookies to the comic!! If that's what you want.!!!
Fact: You cannot serialize it for 50 years anyway.
Panel 12
Hello. I am Kim Sehun, the artist of The Hardcore Leveling Warrior.
It is not over, but I am going to write something similar to the latter.
Panel 13
Author: It's already been 3 years and a few more months since I started on my work called 'The 'Hardcore Leveling Warrior'.
It's been some journey. Thank you for walking along this road with me.
Panel 14
Author: In the comments window, you are fighting one another (Please do not fight ㅠ.ㅠ)
The work called 'Hardcore Leveling Warrior' will have 3 Parts in total (Trilogy)
Panel 15
Author: There are some people who think that story progression method is fast and they like it, but there were others with the opinion that it is too fast and not easy to keep up with.
I was disappointed because of this. So...before I start Part 2, I'll take time to reinforce the story by drawing a few AE.
Panel 16
Author: I really like Yang Young-soon's Denma link. AE is a concept that is derived from it.
The stories that will be told will be short stories that are short in length, but I am going to try and put the stories in AE that are important with regards to the overall story.
'AE: After Episode' (Written outside panel)
Panel 17
Author hovering above Dark Land
Author: The second part of the story will be two years after the Combat Tournament, and there will be a lot of new rules and settings, so if you enjoy the AE, Part 2 will be a lot more fun.
Panel 18
Author: Naver Webtoon officials! My Jong-seok Lee! The studio members who gave us strength in many ways when we were in need! My friends! My parents and sister who are always worried about me!
And my wife and my beloved daughter who are suffering beside me! I love you and thank you all!
Panel 19
Author: Especially in hell with the weekly deadlines.
Thank you very much for all the assistants who saved me!
Panel 20
Author: I'm going to go back and draw part 2 (second season)
AE, I hope you enjoy it!
List of After Episodes[]
| AE
Number |
Episode
Name |
Chronological
Number | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Korean | English
(LINE Translation) | |||
| Literal | LINE
Webtoon | |||
| AE 1 | - | - | - | 177 |
| AE 2 | 클로즈 베타 테스터 | Closed Beta Tester | Closed Beta Tester | 178 |
| 맛객의 길 | The Taster's Journey | The Taster's Journey | ||
| AE 3 | 기가가 하는 일 | What Giga Does | What Giga Does | 179 |
| 랭킹 | Ranking | Ranking | ||
| AE 4 | 쪼렘전사 | Newbie Leveling Warrior | Newbie Leveling Warrior | 180 |
| AE 5 | 라지에식 살권 | Rajie Kill Fist | Lazie's Deadly Move | 181 |
| 새로운 룰 | A New Rule | A New Rule | ||
| AE 6 | - | - | - | 182 |
| AE 7 | 길드원 대 모집! | Large Recruitment of Guild Members! | Recruiting New Guild Members! | 183 |
| 모든것은 여왕의 뜻대로 | Everything is as the Queen Wishes | As the Queen Wishes | ||
Notes & Trivia[]
- As noted, AE was inspired by the Naver Webtoon series, Denma link, but in the Hardcore Leveling Warrior series, AE means After Episodes. In Denma, it means Additional Edition. Korean, English
- The Line Webtoon English translation for Denma can be found here.
- Some fans wrongly believed that AE stood for 'After Ethan'. This is incorrect as Hardcore Leveling Warrior's actual name in the original Korean version is '공원호' which literally means 'Gong Won-ho' (Westernised format: Won-ho Gong. Line Webtoon translated his name as 'Ethan Gong', perhaps to make the names easier to remember for Western audiences.
- The Episodes are listed slightly differnt in the Korean and English versions.
- For example, the first AE is called 'AE 1화' in Naver Webtoon which literally means 'AE Episode 1'. It's simply called 'AE 1' by Line Webtoon.